Building Sustainable Tourism Communities by Ruiz, Andrea Edurne Jimenez; Bhartiya, Shivam; Rudkouskaya, Volha;

Short description:

This book offers a comprehensive framework for fostering sustainable tourism communities, providing actionable strategies to balance economic growth, environmental preservation, and social equity. It serves as a vital resource for professionals and scholars striving to create resilient tourism models.

Long description:

This book offers a comprehensive framework for fostering sustainable tourism communities, providing actionable strategies to balance economic growth, environmental preservation, and social equity. It serves as a vital resource for professionals and scholars striving to create resilient tourism models.

Featuring real-world case studies, actionable frameworks, and interdisciplinary perspectives, the book combines theory with practice to equip readers to address challenges such as climate change, cultural preservation, and stakeholder collaboration effectively. Readers will gain practical insights and tools to design and implement sustainable tourism initiatives as this book explores the crucial interactions between tourism, environmental protection, socio-cultural integrity, and economic growth, drawing on substantial research and case studies.

This book is ideal for tourism professionals, policymakers, sustainability advocates, scholars, and students in tourism and environmental studies as well as community leaders seeking to build tourism strategies rooted in sustainability and resilience.

Table of Contents:

Preface. 1.Exploring Spectator Behavior: Insights from Gymnastics Events for Sustainable Sports Tourism. 2.Leisure and recreational experiences in Russia: Practices of path dependency or adaptation to change?  3.Sustainable Tourism as a tool for Public Diplomacy: A Case Study of India.  4.Sustainable tourism strategy for long-term growth and stability.  5.Tourist Risk Insurance in the System of Tourism Sustainable Development  6.Formation of Performance Indicators for Agro-Eco-Estates.  7.Sustainability Explored through Artisanal Pottery Production in Metepec, Mexico.  8.Gastronomic Tourism and Agriculture in Usme: Exploring Connections and Challenges.  9.Externalities associated to the Mayan Train: the case of Xpujil, Mexico.  10.The tourist operation in Ecuador, legal foundation and professionalization: a vision from the Academy.  11.Power Dynamics in Solid Waste Management in Cozumel Island: A Social Simulation Approach in a Tourism Context.  12.Coffee tourism and preservation of agricultural landscape in a rural community of Central Mexico. An approach to social sustainability.  13.Accelerating Regional Economic Development in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities of the Mayan Train Project.  14.Global Food Waste Management Status and Strategic Organizational Commitment in the Hotel and Food Services Sector.  15.Correlation of knowledge as a basic element for generating sustainable tourism projects in communities.  16.Does Innovation Promote Tourism? Empirical Evidence from India.  17.Current Trends in International Tourism and its Future Perspective.  18.Women's Empowerment through Indigenous Culinary Community-Based Tourism in México and Colombia.  19.Green Technologies and Environmentally Responsible Actions in Tourism Small Areas: Motivations and Consumer Behavior.  20.Eco Village Tourism within the Scope of Sustainable Rural Tourism.  21.Foundations for generating alternatives in favor of Sustainability and Competitiveness of Tourism in Magical Towns.  22.Role of Impact Investing in Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Practice.  23.Bridging Generations: The Role of Tourism in Cultural Continuity.  24.Advancing Sustainable Tourism Destination Development in India: Navigating Implementation Challenges for State Governments and Tourism Service Providers.  25.Enhancing Sustainable Tourism through Education for Sustainability.